Daniela Peukert – Visiting Researcher

Daniela Peukert (*1985) holds a diploma in product design and worked as a designer and author since 2010. As a design researcher at Leuphana University Lueneburg/Germany she pursues her PhD within the research project “Leverage Points for Sustainability Transformation“ (www.leveragepoints.org) since 2015. Her work focuses on designerly knowledge production, transdisciplinarity, and the role of design in transformative research. Daniela gives lectures on “Visual Science Communication“, “Transdisciplinarity“, “Design Theory“ and “Design Methods“ in Dessau and Lueneburg.

As a visiting researcher at the Institute of Experimental Design and Media Cultures (IXDM) Daniela works on the epistemic dimension of designed artefacts and the ability of design methods to foster integration within transdisciplinary processes.